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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Food Revolution Day 2013

PRESS RELEASE

LOCAL AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCE 2013 JAMIE OLIVER FOOD REVOLUTION DAY

300 volunteers in 55 countries have already enrolled for our global day of action with more to follow.

October 1, 2012 – Jamie’s foundation
projects in the UK, US and Australia are once again joining forces on Friday,
May 17, 2013 for the second Food Revolution Day. In Toronto, Canada, Linda
Matarasso will be coordinating the day’s events.The festivities will continue across the world throughout
the weekend.

Linda
Matarasso said: “Food Revolution Day had an incredible start in 2012 with
fantastic events all over the world.In 2013, I will be doing everything possible to make it an even bigger
success and I’d like to ask anyone from the community who cares about our food
and our future to contact me to find out how they can get involved.”

Jamie
Oliver said: “This is all about people power.If enough of us stand up and say that we care about where
our food comes from and that we demand better food education for our children,
then the governments of the world will start to listen.Ambassadors like Linda Matarasso are
doing an incredible job and I can’t wait to hear about what everyone’s doing in
May.”

The
Jamie Oliver Food Foundation launched its first-ever Food Revolution Ambassador
Program in 2012 to inspire, educate, and empower people everywhere to stand up
for real food. The voluntary Ambassadors are on the ground working towards a
Food Revolution and they are the ones who will make Food Revolution Day 2013
that much stronger.

Food
Revolution Day and the Ambassador Program aims to engage leaders throughout the
year and reach communities worldwide.The monthly events and challenges will bring together an international
community of foodies, chefs, parents, educators, companies and activists to arm
people with the knowledge and tools to make healthier food choices.

I
volunteer for the Food Revolution and give my spare time for free to further
the mission of the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation. The Food Revolution has
selected a number of volunteers from around the world who showed a deep
commitment to real food and I’m thrilled to be one of them.

Ambassadors will be holding local community events to demonstrate real food and share recipes and cooking techniques for families to adopt in their own homes.

About the Food Revolution

The
Food Revolution is a global movement that allows people who love food to come
together to share information, talents and resources and also to pass on their
knowledge and highlight the world’s food issues. All around the globe, people
work together to make a difference.The Food Revolution is about connecting with your community in schools,
restaurants and local businesses.We want to inspire change in people’s food habits and to promote the
mission for better food and education for everyone.

About Jamie Oliver and
the Food Revolution

Jamie Oliver is the founder and driving force who inspired millions around the world to join the Food
Revolution. In 2010, as part of the ABC TV series, Jamie’s
Food Revolution, Jamie worked to improve school food and set up a community
kitchen in Huntington, West Virginia to teach people how to cook from scratch.
Although difficult at first, it received a great response and a second series
followed tackling school food and eating habits in Los Angeles. Jamie set up
the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, to continue
this work across America and inspire people everywhere to stand up for real
food. The Food Revolution is now a global movement, reaching communities around
the world through a network of volunteers, tackling the obesity epidemic and
diet-related diseases with better food education and cooking fresh, real food
from scratch.

About Jamie’s other
foundation projects

Jamie’s
Food Foundation (JOFF) is a US non-profit organization and forms part of
Jamie’s global family of foundation projects, including the Better Food
Foundation in the UK and our partners, The Good Foundation in Australia. The
Better Food Foundation has a number of activities, from providing unemployed
and disadvantaged youth with professional training in the Fifteen apprentice
program to teaching adults to cook in Jamie’s Ministry of Food centers to
campaigning for better school food to teaching kids to grow and cook food as
part of The Kitchen Garden Project. In Australia, The Good Foundation has
teamed up with Jamie and the Good Guys to open and run Jamie’s Ministry of Food
centers as part of a community-based campaign to teach adults and youth how to cook
from scratch.

All
of Jamie’s foundation projects aim to educate, empower and inspire people
through food and support the global Food Revolution, joining forces on our
annual day of action, Food Revolution Day.